Projected Weekly Research Schedule: Feb. 25-March 1
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Click on the photo above to be directed to the main site.All handouts with required guidelines & due dates are listed on the 8th grade Research Main Page.
Monday, 2/25/13
Objectives:
  • Analyze the role & purpose of each part of a 5-paragraph essay.
Announcements:
  • Typed or handwritten Introductory paragraph rough draft due today!
  • No Word Wisdom this week! Focus on Research & Practice OAA prep!
In class procedures and activities:
  • complete thesis warm-up on SMART Board--Mark "F" if the statement is a Fact, "T" if the statement is a Thesis
  • Prezi presentation on 5-paragraph essay.
    • Take notes on intro (including hook, link, thesis & bridge), body paragraph and conclusion
    • Study "Doomed Wuv's Embwace" sample paper after viewing 6 minute youtube video ("What's Opera Doc?")
    • Identify, analyze and mark use of hook, thesis, topic sentences, transition words or phrases, direct quotes and citations
HW: If I STILL don't have a completed note/bib cards, outline, intro paragraph, etc--CATCH UP!!!!!!!!!!
  • Students who didn't finish the practice OAA last week in class need to do so tonight for HW
  • Handwritten or typed 5 paragraph rough draft should be complete by Wednesday, 2/27

Tuesday, 2/26/13Objectives:
  • Finish analyzing the role & purpose of each part of a 5-paragraph essay.
  • Apply knowledge of purpose and roles of the 5-paragraph essay to personal paper.
  • Develop a rough draft
In class procedures and activities:
  • Continue/finish discussing "Doomed Wuv's Embwace" sample paper.
    • Share marked/identified parts of the paper on SMART Board--take annotated notes on student copy
  • Apply practice to personal paper---Classroom work time to begin handwriting rough draft of remaining four paragraphs (without parenthetical citations)
  • Distribute new handouts for folder:
    • "Quote Sandwich" and Instructions on how to properly include & punctuation quotations <---Use these notes to help complete "Quotation Practice" HW
    • "First page" MLA format instructions and example page <--Follow these instructions when typing rough draft.
HW:
  • Finish handwritten (or typed) rough draft of paper--all 5 paragraphs--before tomorrow's class.
  • complete "Quotation" practice handouts for HW due tomorrow.
Wednesday, 2/27/13Objectives:
  • define parentethical citations
  • understand the purpose & proper use of parenthetical citations
  • apply knowledge of parenthetical citations to personal paper.
In class procedures and activities:
  • Warm-Up: using the SMART Board, discuss correct answers to last night's HW ("Quotation Practice" handouts)
  • Distribute Parenthetical Citation handouts for folder
    • Discuss, analyze, study examples
    • Apply with practice on SMART Board
  • Complete Exit Slip to demonstrate ability to correctly cite direct quotes using parenthetical citations.
HW:
  • Update your rough draft by including a minimum of 3 parenthetical citations
Thursday, 2/28/13
Objectives:
  • apply knowledge of parenthetical citations to personal paper.
  • create a properly-formatted, typed rough with parenthetical citations.
In class procedures and activities:
  • Warm-up: Correct yesterday's Exit Slip practice sentences on SMART Board with student volunteers.
  • Computer lab: Begin/continue typing up rough draft with parenthetical citations--finish for homework, if needed.
HW:
  • Continue/Finish creating typed rough draft with correctly-formatted parenthetical citations, due Monday 3/4/13

Friday, 3/1/13No School for Students (Parent-Teacher Conferences)